Synopsis

She was five, and the thought sent a tremor of unease through her. It wasn’t the number itself, but what it represented: the dwindling of her position as the youngest in the family. Becky's pregnancy loomed like a shadow, threatening to steal away the special place Michelle believed she held. This status, this title of "baby," felt intrinsically linked to her very being, a source of distinction and importance. The prospect of growing older, of relinquishing that role, filled her with a quiet dre